Kelahiran bayi prematur dan perawatan di ruang rawat intensif neonatus merupakan peristiwa yang menyebabkan sumber stres pada orang tua khususnya ibu. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendapatkan pemahaman yang mendalam mengenai pengalaman ibu selama perawatan masa awal kehidupan bayi prematur di ruang rawat intensif neonatus RSUP Dr. Soeradji Tirtonegoro Klaten. Desain penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan fenomenologi ini pada delapan partisipan. Analisis data menggunakan metode Colaizzi dan menghasilkan tujuh tema penelitian, yaitu: reaksi ibu, proses berduka, dampak perawatan bayi prematur, koping diri ibu, upaya ibu untuk meningkatkan hubungan kelekatan (bonding attachment), dukungan terhadap ibu, dan harapan selama perawatan bayi prematur.
The birth and treatment of premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit is the event that makes it the source of stress to parents especially the mother. This study aims to gain a deeper understanding of the experience of mother during the early life of premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit of Dr. Soeradji Tirtonegoro Central Hospital, Klaten. This qualitative research design with phenomenology approach took eight participants. The data analysis uses Colaizzi method and produced seven research themes, namely: the mothers reaction, the grieving process, the impact of premature infant care, mother's self 'coping efforts, the mothers' attempts to improve the close and attached relationship (bonding attachment), the support for the mother, and expectations for the care of premature infants.
